Series record: Vanderbilt leads 2-0, but the teams haven't played since the 1978-79 season

VANDERBILT COMMODORES STARTERS

RICHMOND SPIDERS STARTERS

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

PPG

RPG

Pos.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

PPG

RPG

Brad Tinsley

6-3

210

Jr.

10.6

3.7

PG

Kevin Anderson

6-0

175

Sr.

16.5

2.7

John Jenkins

6-4

215

So.

19.5

3.0

SG

Darien Brothers

6-3

195

So.

7.8

1.9

Jeffery Taylor

6-7

225

Jr.

15.1

5.4

SF

Kevin Smith

6-5

200

Sr.

4.0

4.2

Lance Goulbourne

6-8

225

Jr.

6.9

7.3

PF

Justin Harper

6-10

225

Sr.

17.9

7.0

Festus Ezeli

6-11

255

Jr.

12.8

6.2

C

Dan Geriot

6-9

235

Sr.

9.9

3.8

Preview

It's the classic 5-12 matchup, and with Vanderbilt on the "5" side of things, you can't blame the Commodores if they're sick of hearing about being an upset victim on Thursday.

Then again, if the 'Dores are sick of hearing about, today's the perfect time to change history. As anyone who's watched ESPN all week knows, VU was a 4-seed in 2008 and 2010 before falling to 13-seeds Siena and Murray State in the first round.

The Commodores face the dangerous Richmond Spiders on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Spiders, too, have something to be irritated about coming in, feeling they deserved better than the 12-seed them got.